ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management supports the Novell Client for Windows 98 workstations (version 3.4 and later) and the Novell Client for Windows 2000/XP workstations (version 4.9 SP1a and later). When installed on workstations, earlier versions of the Novell Client (that is, the client versions used prior to ZENworks for Desktops 4) included many of the ZENworks Desktop Management components, but that is no longer the case.
Beginning with ZENworks for Desktops 4, the ZENworks Desktop Management Agent has been responsible for installing ZENworks components on user workstations, making the Desktop Management Agent a required component for ZENworks Desktop Management.
The following sections provide information about the continuing role of the Novell Client in Desktop Management functionality.
When you install the Desktop Management Server and the ZENworks Middle Tier Server, the installing workstation must have the required version of the Novell Client installed. The client establishes communication between the workstation and eDirectory, making it possible for either of the two installation programs to recognize and display eDirectory trees and server objects that help you visualize where to install Desktop Management software. For more information, see the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.
If you intend to perform an upgrade to ZENworks 6.5 from ZENworks for Desktops 3.2, you need to use your current Novell Client (that is, version 4.90 SP2 or earlier) and Novell Application Launcher to distribute the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Agent (zfdagent.msi). For more information about using the Novell Client to upgrade from ZENworks for Desktops 3.2, see "Deploying the Windows Installer (MSI) Engine" in the "Upgrading from ZENworks for Desktops 3.2 SP3" section of the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.
IMPORTANT: Although the installation programs of the 4.9x Novell Client have an option for distributing ZENworks for Desktops 3.2 Application Launcher components, this is to be used in ZENworks for Desktops 3.2 environments only, not in ZENworks for Desktops 4.x or ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management environments.
If you intend to perform an upgrade to ZENworks 6.5 from ZENworks for Desktops 4.x, workstations in your environment will already have the ZENworks Desktop Management Agent installed (even if users routinely use the Novell Client to log in) along with Novell Application Launcher components. This will make it simple to use the Application Launcher to upgrade the Desktop Management Agent. For more information, see "Upgrading Workstations" in the "Upgrading from ZENworks for Desktops 4.x" section of the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.
Novell ConsoleOne® is a Java*-based tool used to manage your network and its resources. By default, it lets you manage:
When you install the Desktop Management Server, the eDirectory schema is extended to include several directory objects unique to Desktop Management, including workstations, applications, databases, and policy packages. The capabilities to configure these objects are snapped in to the ConsoleOne structure.
You can install and run ConsoleOne locally on a Windows workstation or server, or you can install it remotely on a NetWare or Windows server and run it through a mapped or shared drive pointing to that server. The Novell Client must be installed on the Windows workstation or server where you will be running ConsoleOne for administering ZENworks Desktop Management. This is because ConsoleOne is dependent on the client's NetWare libraries. For more information, see the ConsoleOne 1.3x User Guide at the Novell Product Documentation Web site.
With ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management, the Novell Client is not mandatory on a user's workstation because the Desktop Management Agent makes it possible for users to authenticate to the Desktop Management Server and benefit from ZENworks functionality when outside the corporate firewall. For more information about the Desktop Management Agent, see Understanding the Desktop Management Agent.
The Desktop Management Agent is not a replacement for the Novell Client. For more information about using the Novell Client in a NetWare environment, see the Novell Client documentation Web site.
If the Novell Client and the Desktop Management Agent are both installed on a workstation, the workstation login defaults to the Novell Client and all of the NetWare file system and eDirectory access will be through the client.
NOTE: Users outside the firewall who have both the agent and the client installed on their workstations must use an alternative login method and will receive applications only, not Desktop Management policies. For more information about the alternative login method for authenticating to eDirectory outside the firewall when both the client and agent are installed, see Logging in Locally to the Workstation.